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Story [9]

The story is complex and fascinating-rather than passing on into a new life through reincarnation (a popular religious belief in Japan), a large group of teenagers are trapped in a post-death world, with the appearance of a highschool. Each student must find a way to come to terms with both their death and the life that they had led before they can move on. It's a fascinating and touching situation.

Art [8]

It's nothing that exceeds expectations, but the art can be positively beautiful when the time calls for it. The art commonly reflects the mood of the characters ... and scenario.

Sound [8]

The music was beautiful. Whether it was the opening song or the work of the school rock band Girls Dead Monster, it was bound to be an excellent piece. The voice acting was well done as a whole.

Character [9]

It's very easy to develop a love for the characters. They each have a distinct personality, and their development from standard teenage issues to the battlefront to finding themselves as people is endearing and emotional to see.

Enjoyment [10], Overall [9]

In my overall opinion, Angel Beats! is a beautiful story that contemplates what it means to be alive, and what it means to come to grips with death, loss, and finding yourself.

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A super pleasant read! Asagao to Kase-san is an excellent blend of conflict on romance, school, and expectations.

Story [7]

The story consists of Yamada, a shy, hesitant girl, confused with her emotions towards Kase, a "boyish" girl and star of the track team. It's more or less your standard love story, with misunderstandings and both characters just trying to see where they are in the relationship.

Art [8]

The art is nothing spectacular, but also does not disappoint. It does justice to each character, and you can really get a feel for what the manga is about from the soft lines ... and delicate features.

Character [7]

The characters themselves are somewhat standard, whether you're looking at it from a heterosexual or homosexual romance viewpoint.

You have the more dominant, experienced partner (Kase), and the innocent, "younger" partner (Yamada). While nothing gets too explicitly sexual, there are scenes where you can really see this dynamic come into play. Despite the yuri stereotypes, the mangaka does do a great job of having both girls still come into conflict with their relationship, and develop over time, leaving a bit of their overbearing personality traits behind to become better for one another.

Enjoyment [9], Overall [8]

Asagao to Kase-san is simply a cute, endearing read. I can not wait to see how everything goes once the entire series ends. There are sequel mangas after this, so if you're interested in pursuing the series, I do recommend those as well!

WARNINGS: Asagao to Kase-san does have mildly sexually suggestive scenes.

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Amnesia was an interesting watch.

To really grasp the concept of what Amnesia is about, you first have to know where it comes from-originally, the story was developed from an otome game, or dating simulator. The main character of Amnesia, otherwise known as Heroine, is the focus of both the game and anime.

Story [8]

Amnesia had interesting concept for story; a girl with-you guessed it!-amnesia is lost and confused, and goes through multiple versions of her life, trying to figure out which one is real, which boy she belongs with, and which reality she can live in for the longest, ... with only a fairy named Orion to help her along the way.

Art [9]

The art, in my opinion, was positively beautiful. I loved the vibrant colors and playing cards theme, and how it all tied together to its roots as a game.

Sound [8]

The soundtrack was pleasant to listen to, and the opening song becomes catchy after a while. Voice-acting was fine, nothing shabby.

Character [7]

While, admittedly, each character was slightly bland (with only a slight bit of deeper character traits) and very obviously based off of a dating simulator's stereotypical selection of boys, it does have the Heroine develop a bit throughout the plot and throws a good twist in the end.

Enjoyment [8], Overall [8]

Overall, if you're okay with pretty bishi boys and romance, this anime may be something that you can enjoy and experience through all twelve episodes (plus the otome game!).

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Story [8]

Honestly, Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda, or as it's known in English, World Conquest: Zvezda Plot, was a rather enjoyable watch.

Art [8]

The art was a nice blend of cutesy-modern with a great color scheme and character design. You could really get a grasp of what each character's persona was, right off of the design.

... Sound [7]

The sound was nothing spectacular, as I'm not much of an audiophile, but the voice acting was fine.

Character [7]

There was a nice supply of character development-it may come as a surprise, with such a comedic output and the overview of just being another quick 12 episode anime, but had some great characters with great backstories.

Enjoyment [9], Overall [8]

Overall, it's a great show for a quick laugh, and if you glance a little bit deeper, it might be able to send some interesting messages your way.